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  • Win an Odyssey - Vangelis - The Definitive Collection

    IN THIS week’s Prizetime I’m giving music fans the chance to experience the work of one of Europe’s most celebrated composers and recording artists. Academy Award winning composer Vangelis has released Odyssey - The Definitive Collection, a journey

  • Patients receive faulty lenses

    A NUMBER of patients who underwent cataract operations in Morecambe Bay hospitals have been left with “clouded” vision after they were fitted with faulty lenses. Some patients who had the corrective eye surgery between July 2000 and March 2001 reported

  • Report identifies dangers of removing lifeboat

    RESCUERS will take longer to respond to emergencies at sea around the Morecambe Bay coastline if the general-purpose boat is removed from service at Walney, an independent report has concluded. A row erupted in January last year when the Maritime and

  • Duke of Kent visits charities and schools

    HRH The Duke of Kent rolled up in his gleaming gold Jag this week to cast his royal gaze over the work of South Lakeland charities and schools, reports Jennie Dennett. First call for the Queen’s cousin was a visit to CancerCare in Kendal, the winner

  • Plans to protect the elderly from fraudsters

    THREE Cumbrian building societies have joined forces to combat cruel fraudsters who prey on the elderly and vulnerable. The Penrith, Furness and Cumberland Building Societies have signed up to a code of conduct making it more difficult for itinerant